Monday, 11 April 2016

[But]
interpretation is not an end in itself; reading the Bible is not fundamentally
a comprehension exercise. Interpretation should serve only to lead us to an
encounter with God as he actually presents himself to us in Scripture.[…]Many
evangelicals worry about ‘getting Scripture wrong’. Of course we should be concerned
to interpret the meaning of Scripture well, for every believer should be
growing in knowledge and understanding of Scripture. However, our greater
concern should be the ease with which we can content ourselves with learning
the truth, while refusing to let God act in us with that truth as the sharp
sword he intended it to be.